Tray.



W! J. BELLOWS.

V TRAY.

APPLIOATIOH nman Arnfn, 1910.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Inventor Attorneys under the circumstances UNITED sTnTns PATENT ornron.

WILLIS J". IBELLOWS, 0F WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOHN W. PYLES, OF WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.

TRAY.

Application filed April 11, 1910. Serial No. 554,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIS J. BELLOWS, a citizen of the United States,residing at WValla lValla, in the county of VVa-lla lValla and State ofWashington, have invented a new and useful Tray, of which the followingis a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application, is adapted tobe assembled with barrels, boxes and the like, to hold wrapping paper orbags, into which the contents of the receptacle are to be placed; thedevice being intended to facilitate the packing of the contents of thereceptacle, by maintaining at hand, the wrappings in which the contentsof the receptacle are to be inclosed.

It is the object of this vide a platform of novel for the holding of theinvention to proand improved form bags and the like, above pointed out;to provide novel means whereby the platform may be connected with areceptacle; and to provide a springactuated clip, adapted to holdthe-bags or papers upon the platform.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation, parts being broken awayand sectioned; Fig. 2 is an end elevation, looking into the open end ofthe device; and Fig. 3 is a fragmental end elevation, showing a portionof the rear wall, and delineating with particularity, the manner inwhich the spring clip is mounted upon the device.

The invention includes as a primary and fundamental element, a platform,preferably, although not necessarily, fashioned from a single piece ofmetal. For convenienoe in description, this platform will be resolvedinto constituent elements, the platform comprising a base 1, preferablyrectangular in outline, and surrounded upon three sides by upstandingwalls, the side walls being denoted by the numeral 2, and the end wallbeing denoted by the numeral 3, one end of the platform thus being open.The upper edges of the walls 2 and 3 are overbent to form a head, thebead upon the upper edges of the side walls 2 being denoted by thenumeral 5, while the bead upon the upper edge of the end wall 3 isdenoted by the numeral 6. The bead which 1 extends along the upper edgesof the walls 2 is carried downwardly along the free edges of the walls2, as denoted by the numeral 4, the portions 1 of the bead thusterminating at their lower ends, adjacent the base 1 of the platform.

The portions 4, 5 and 6 of the bead inclose a reinforcing strip 7,preferably a length of wire. The ends of this reinforcing strip 7protrude from the portions 4: of the bead, the ends of the reinforcingstrip being bent as shown at 8, into a plane substantially parallel withthe plane of the base 1, and thence carried downwardly, as at 9, to formfingers.

The free edge of the base 1 is rolled over to form a head 10, and inthis head 10 is located a reinforcing strip 11. The ends of thereinforcing strip 11 protrude beyond the ends of the bead 10 in whichthe strip is mounted, and these protruding ends are carried across theportions 8 ofthe reinforcing strip 7 as shown at 12, and thence carrieddownwardly, as at 1 1 to form a shoulder. The extremities of thereinforcing strip 11 are thence carried upwardly, in inclined positions,as shown at 15, and terminally connected, as at 16, with the lower faceof the base 1. Outstanding from the end wall 3, are spaced ears 17 inwhich are secured the extremities of a rod 18. A hook-shaped clip isprovided, in the end of which there is an eye 19, adapted to receive therod 18. The clip is carried upwardly, to form a bend 20, terminating ina straight, depending finger 21. Located between the ears 17 and coiledabout the rod 18, is a spring 22 which normally acts to maintain thelower end of the finger 21 in engagement with the base 1.

In practical operation, the finger 9 is hooked over the edge of areceptacle 23, the shoulder 14 cooperating with the finger 9 in holdingthe device in place upon the receptacle, to outstand therefrom. Theportion 15 acts as a brace to uphold the platform. It will be seen thatthe reinforcing strips 7 and 11 are interlocked with each other at 12,to provide elements of unusual strength, adapted to engage thereceptacle 23; the construction being such that thesereceptacle-engaging elements cannot well be lower end of the portion 21thereof will bear against the bags, thus holding the bags in place, sothat the operator may readily draw one of the bags from beneath theclip, and fill the bag with the contents of the receptacle 23.

By reason of the fact that the bend 20 of the clip normally stands abovethe walls 2 and 3, the clip may readily be manipulated for the insertionof'the bags in place upon the platform.

It should be noted that when the hookshaped cli is tilted into theposition shown (in dotted lme in Fig. 1, the bend 20 outstands beyondthe end wall. 8, the free extremity of the portion 21 of the clip beingspaced above the walls 2 and 3. When the clip is positioned as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, the clip may be hooked over the edge of areceptacle, the platform standing upright within the receptacle. Byreason of the fact that the bend 20 of the clip outstands, whenpositioned as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, beyond the end wall 3,the entire device may be hung within the receptacle; the platform properbeing spaced below the upper edge of the receptacle so that a lid may beplaced thereon, without being spaced by contact with the platformproper, apart from the upper edge of the receptacle. Thus, when tllGOCCiLSlOIl for the use of the device has passed, the device may be hungwithin the receptacle and the lid placed thereon, the device being thuspositioned inaconvenient, yet out of the way andinconspicuous place.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a platform having reinforcing strips along itsedges, one of said strips being terminally bent to form a shoulder, andthe other of said strips being terminally bent to form a fingercooperating with the shoulder in engaging a receptacle.

2. In a device of the class described, a platform having reinforcingstrips along its edges, one of said strips being carried downwardly toform a depending shoulder and extended upwardly in inclined positioninto engagement with the platform, the other of said strips being bentterminally to form a finger cooperating with the shoulder in engaging areceptacle.

3. In a device of the class described, a platform; a hook-shapedspring-actuated clip pivoted to the platform to bear terminallythereagainst; the clip being tiltable to space its free'end apart fromthe latform, and to dispose its curved portion a ove and beyond the endof theplatform.

l. In a device of the class described, a base having a peripheralupstanding'wall; a hook-shaped spring-actuated clip pivoted to said wallto bear terminally against the base within the contour of the wall; theclip being tiltable to space its free'end above the upper edge of thewall and to dispose IiOts curved portion beyond the end of the ase.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, Ihave hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIS BELLOWS.

itnesses J. IV. BELLOWS, CLARENCE PYLES.

